https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/ea94c2637611785b94f5d3ee230cac19.jpg bd24ffdf6512f7407c48d81d68caecd8 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Agriculture Fields Description An account of the resource In 1863, the Commissioner of Public Buildings offered the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/289">Department of Agriculture</a> the land between 12th and 14th streets and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/311">North</a> and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/312">South B Streets</a> (today's Constitution and Independence Avenues) for use as an experimental garden for agricultural purposes. The land assigned to the Department was part of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/237">Washington Monument cattle yards</a> created to supply food to Union troops during the Civil War. After the Civil War in 1865, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/324">Department grew test crops on the undeveloped spaces of the mall for over a decade</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Titian Ramsey Peale Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived William Henry Seward Papers, University of Rochester Library, via Smithsonian Institution. <a href="http://civilwar.si.edu/l_smithsonian_castle3.html">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 design & monuments environment ghost mall